Long time viewer, first time poster..I need some help with my backhand drives. A little background, I've only been playing for 2 months now and I've seen quiet a bit of progression but one thing I can't overcome yet is nose up issues. Which reading through this site, is pretty common for n00bs.

I can tell from watching my own video I need a better follow through. Since I filmed that video (a week ago) I've changed my grip to something more nose down friendly. I just haven't had anytime to try it out.

This is one thing that slowmo is really good for. Check your video at like quarter speed and look at your weight distribution and balance over your steps, and compare that to something like this.

Most noticeably, for your first step you're just sticking your leg out like you're doing the Hokey Pokey and not really aiding getting your weight moving forward. The goal of the X-step is to twofold: to get your body aligned into proper position to throw and to build momentum to put into the disc.

jubuttib wrote:His footwork really is great in that video. Just one question: Does he usually go anywhere near his right pec? In this video at least the disc goes to his left pec and shoots out from there.

He is a beast and gets power without getting all that close to his right pec. Its possible that he could get more power by getting closer to it.

Feldberg said that he could easily help Avery be the world distance champion but that Avery won't listen. Of course, Feldberg could be talking out of his ass or ego, so who knows?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7nwnrYHFHIBorg barely reaches his torso on that one. Then there's Jesper who's form also looks completely different from the one advocated here. Different strokes for different folks, all of them can still whip that disc out pretty far. =)

Parks wrote:If the posts on this forum are any indication, the PD is like a Teebird with sunshine coming out of its butthole so hard that it flies faster.

Blake said somewhere that Feldberg gets very good wrist extension, so he is fine without getting it to the right pec.

The reason most ams should focus on getting it to the right pec is not because theres magic waiting to happen there, but it makes it easier to get good wrist extension along with the fact that you dont 'fire' early.

And Avery does basically get it to his right pec. He pulls the disc and elbow forward and by the time the disc would have reached his right pec he has started turning his shoulders (and hence his torso) to face the target.

rehder wrote:Blake said somewhere that Feldberg gets very good wrist extension, so he is fine without getting it to the right pec.

Yeah, and his timing is impeccable. Kinda reminds me of Jesper, they both bend their elbows very little but you can see how their wrists give the disc all the speed it needs.

And Avery does basically get it to his right pec. He pulls the disc and elbow forward and by the time the disc would have reached his right pec he has started turning his shoulders (and hence his torso) to face the target.

I'm not sure I'm seeing this. From what I'm seeing by the time the disc would have reached his right pec he's extended his elbow quite a bit and the disc is getting close to the launch position.

Parks wrote:If the posts on this forum are any indication, the PD is like a Teebird with sunshine coming out of its butthole so hard that it flies faster.